AI Commit Generator
A VSCode extension that stages all changes, diffs them, and auto-generates a commit message using any OpenAI-compatible LLM — filling it directly into the Source Control input box.
🔗 Marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=humaid-abuzinjal.ai-commit-generator-humaid
🐙 GitHub: https://github.com/humaid24/ai-commit-generator
How It Works
Instead of manually exporting your diff and pasting it into an AI chat, this extension does it all in one click:
- Runs
git add --all to stage everything
- Gets the staged diff
- Sends it to your configured LLM with your custom prompt
- Auto-fills the commit message box in the Source Control panel
You just review and hit Commit ✓
Usage
- Write your code
- Click the ✨ sparkle button in the Source Control panel title bar
- Review the generated commit message
- Press Commit ✓
Installation
From the Marketplace:
- Open VSCode
- Go to Extensions (
Ctrl + Shift + X)
- Search
AI Commit Generator by Humaid
- Click Install
From VSIX (manual):
code --install-extension ai-commit-generator-humaid-*.vsix
Setup
Open Settings (Cmd/Ctrl + ,) and search for aiCommit:
| Setting |
Description |
Example |
aiCommit.apiBaseUrl |
Base URL of your LLM API |
https://api.deepseek.com/v1 |
aiCommit.apiKey |
Your API key |
sk-... |
aiCommit.model |
Model name |
deepseek-chat |
aiCommit.systemPrompt |
Your commit message format instructions |
(see default) |
aiCommit.maxDiffLines |
Truncate diffs longer than this |
500 |
aiCommit.gitPath |
Full path to git executable |
C:\Program Files\Git\bin\git.exe |
Provider Examples
DeepSeek
apiBaseUrl: https://api.deepseek.com/v1
model: deepseek-chat
Anthropic
apiBaseUrl: https://api.anthropic.com/v1
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
OpenAI
apiBaseUrl: https://api.openai.com/v1
model: gpt-4o
Local Ollama
apiBaseUrl: http://localhost:11434/v1
model: llama3
apiKey: (leave blank)
Troubleshooting
git is not recognized error on Windows
VSCode extensions run in a process that may not have Git in its PATH. Fix it by setting the full path to your git executable:
- Open Settings (
Ctrl + ,) → search aiCommit.gitPath
- Set it to your git path, usually:
C:\Program Files\Git\bin\git.exe- or find it by running
where git in Git Bash
Development
git clone https://github.com/humaid24/ai-commit-generator
cd ai-commit-generator
bun install
bun run compile
# Press F5 in VSCode to launch the Extension Development Host
To package as a .vsix:
bunx @vscode/vsce package
To publish:
bunx @vscode/vsce publish --no-dependencies
License
MIT
